we're taking our chances by NOT mounting a front plate (on both my SRT8 and the M Sport). On my Wrangler, I'll have to figure out a solution once the winch goes on because that's exactly where the plate bolts on as well.

Front plate laws are there to help bolster speeding ticket revenue - its the main target for LASER speed guns.

To the OP: I feel your pain. The M-Sport front is just too nice to put a plate on. But I'm just gonna do what this guy did (pic below) and angle it to the contours of the bumper. I'm not sure what country it's from, but the shape and size is very similar to a US plate.

IMO, the plate on the towhook is even more noticeable than when you just center it. The other day, I saw a BMW that had the towhook license plate bracket. He had the Euro plate on it AND the US plate covering the Euro plate. Something like the 2nd pic below. It looked horrendously ridiculous.

I'm in Colorado and have yet to put a front plate on my 328 or X3....and I don't plan on putting it on my 335 M-Sport when I get it. Ticketing is rare and, if you do get one, it's a $15 fine. I'll gladly pay that to not have to drill holes into the bumper.

Drill holes in the license plate and attach it to the plastic mesh in the lower opening with zip ties... the plate barely fits vertically, but it does fit ! at least with this method it tucks it away a bit instead of it hanging off the front end

Drill holes in the license plate and attach it to the plastic mesh in the lower opening with zip ties... the plate barely fits vertically, but it does fit ! at least with this method it tucks it away a bit instead of it hanging off the front end

Sounds like a good alternative to drilling holes in the bumper. Do you have a picture?